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According to new data, the number of life-threatening asthma attacks sustained each year in the UK is more than three times higher than expected.
The British Asthma Care Association surveyed more than 10,000 people with asthma and discovered that each of them suffered an average attack twice a year.
Extrapolated to 5.4 million people in the UK currently receiving treatment for asthma, experts have calculated that this attack was on average one attack every three seconds.
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Previous studies have suggested that the rate was closer to one every 10 seconds, said the charity.
"It's shocking to think that every three seconds in the UK, a person can have an asthma attack, a terrifying experience that can cause distress and, in some cases, be fatal," he said. said Dr. Andy Whittamore, clinical lead of Asthma UK.
Three people a day, on average, die of asthma attacks and, as temperatures should drop, the charity recommends patients to carry their inhaler because cold air and cough can to be a triggering factor.
"Having an asthma attack may seem like a fish out of the water and it's terrifying," said Kelly May, a London hairdresser, who has suffered hundreds of asthma attacks since she was 1 year old. .
Ms. May said that all too often people "think that asthma is not serious" but she is always aware that everyone can achieve it in A & E – or prove fatal.
"In winter, I have to be particularly careful because the slightest cold can lead me to the hospital and fight for my life," she added.
NHS data indicate that there were more than 77,000 hospitalizations for this disease last year.
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41/43 'Universal cancer vaccine’ breakthrough claimed by experts
Scientists have taken a “very positive step” towards creating a universal vaccine against cancer that makes the body’s immune system attack tumours as if they were a virus, experts have said. Writing in Nature, an international team of researchers described how they had taken pieces of cancer’s genetic RNA code, put them into tiny nanoparticles of fat and then injected the mixture into the bloodstreams of three patients in the advanced stages of the disease. The patients' immune systems responded by producing "killer" T-cells designed to attack cancer. The vaccine was also found to be effective in fighting “aggressively growing” tumours in mice, according to researchers, who were led by Professor Ugur Sahin from Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany
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42/43 Research shows that diabetes drug can be used to stop first signs of Parkinson’s
Scientists in a new study show that the first signs of Parkinson’s can be stopped. The UCL study is still in its research period but the team are ‘excited’. Today’s Parkinson’s drugs manage the symptoms of the disease but ultimately do not stop its progression in the brain.
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43/43 Drinking alcohol could reduce risk of diabetes
A new study shows that drinking alcohol three to four days a week could reduce the risk of diabetes. Wine was found to be most effective in reducing the risk due to the chemical compounds that balance blood sugar levels.
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In the wake of its new figures Asthma UK is warning people with the condition to think about whether their symptoms are under control, and if not to see their GP to prevent attacks.
If they are using their reliever inhaler (usually a blue colour) three or more times a week, or waking up at night because of their asthma, they should contact their GP.
They should also seek help if their symptoms, such as wheezing or a cough, are getting worse or are interfering with their usual activities.
Those with a preventer inhaler (usually coloured brown) should take it daily to help build up protection against asthma attacks.
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